This ban was decided by the Ecological Defense Council on July 27, following a proposal from the Citizen's Climate Convention. It is part of the strategy aiming, in accordance with the multi-year energy program, to remove all buildings and homes from oil heating by 2028. In fact, oil is the most common heating energy. more polluting, it is costly for the households who use it and therefore contributes to fuel poverty, and it weighs negatively on the country's trade balance.
More specifically, the prohibition measure will concern heating systems primarily using a fuel with CO² emissions above the threshold of 250 gCO²eq / kWh PCI, targeting not only boilers running on fuel oil but also those running on coal. Its entry into force is scheduled for July 1, 2021 for new buildings and January 1, 2022 for existing buildings. It will concern both buildings for residential use and buildings for professional use. An exemption will be provided for in the event of manifest technical impossibility, for example if the size constraints or the property limits of the building prevent the installation of an alternative system or when the existing networks (district heating, gas or electricity) do not not allow to accommodate another type of heating. In addition, it will remain possible to maintain and repair an existing oil-fired boiler, the ban only covering the installation of new fuel-oil boilers.
In parallel with this measure, the Government will continue to communicate on alternatives to heating with fuel oil and on the significant financial aid put in place in recent years to encourage owners to replace fuel boilers and leave no one without a solution.
Replacing fuel oil, solutions exist that are more ecological and often less costly to use, even in the event that it is impossible to connect to a heating or gas network, in particular heat pumps (conventional, geothermal or even hybrid which operate with an oil or gas back-up in the event of extreme cold) or even biomass pellet boilers.
For the installation of the various equipment to replace an old oil-fired boiler, owners (individuals and professionals) can benefit from significant aid, from the "Heating boost" to energy saving certificates (housing and buildings). tertiary), but also, for individuals, from MaPrimeRénov '. For example, for a modest household, assistance for the installation of a heat pump costing € 12 can reach more than € 000, making the acquisition cost lower than that of a new fuel boiler.
The Ministry of Ecological Transition has published a communication document intended for the general public summarizing this information.